Nehlen, who according to The Washington Post has previously described himself as “pro-white” and who has posted anti-semitic comments online, explained that he tweeted the photo of Markle to take a stand against the recently published research.

Researchers from the University College London explained earlier this month that DNA testing on Britain’s oldest, nearly complete human skeleton — dubbed Cheddar Man — revealed he had dark skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair. The findings suggest lighter skin pigmentation now seen as typical of northern Europeans is far more recent than previously thought.

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“A deliberately inflammatory article (that I’d argue is pure junk science) was published indicating Brits, and by extension, Americans, came from this Cheddar Man character,” he wrote on Facebook Sunday.

“This is the epitome of interfering with a federal election,” he wrote. “These are unprecedented, brazen acts of censorship by a corporate monopoly that controls a primary channel of public communication.”

The GOP candidate’s tweet prompted reaction from several Twitter users, including Markle’s former “Suits” co-star.

Oh @pnehlen – you’re a sad and sick man with no sense of shame or class. Get a life. And don’t go anywhere near MM – she’s got more power, strength, honor and compassion in her fingernail than you’ll ever know in this lifetime. Way above your weight class.